Monongahela Climbing Management Plan

The Monongahela National Forest is in the process of developing a Climbing Management Plan (CMP) for the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation […]

Recreational Closures at Harpers Ferry

From the NPS website for Harpers Ferry…. September 6 2023 Due to potentially hazardous conditions during rockslide stabilization work along US 340, […]

Carderock [rock(tr,boulder)]

General Carderock Recreation Area  is a very accessible recreation area on the Potomac River just outside the 495 Beltway. It can be […]

Crags Near Charlottesville

There are a number of small granite crags located an hour’s drive southwest of Charlottesville.  The main area is Wintergreen, with roughly 50 climbs on […]

Crescent Rocks [rock(tr,trad)]

General Crescent Rocks is 65 miles from Washington DC and lies between Leesburg and Winchester. It is on the Appalachian Trail and […]

Long Mountain [rock(tr,trad)]

Long Mountain is a high ridge running along the East side of Trout Run Valley. There are tremendous views to the West […]

Summersville Lake [rock(tr,sport)]

General Summersville Lake is twenty minutes drive north of the New River Gorge and offers  around 150 single pitch sport routes (5.7 […]

Harpers Ferry [rock(trad)]

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